The buildings that housed Woodward West in Stallion Springs are being reworked into a single 300-acre project called Crescent Ranch. Owner Andrei Karapetian has said there won't be a general day pass. Residents will get onto the property through organized programs, tenants, special events and private bookings, and the golf course and lodge have a construction schedule that runs into 2028.
The property is coming back as a booked venue with organized programs. The golf course, the part most visible from the road, depends on a water contract that the local water district has said it won't revisit until 2035.
Three properties, one planned operation
For most of the last two decades, the camp, the lodge and the golf course sat side by side but operated separately. Woodward West ran as a seasonal action-sports camp for eight to 12 weeks a year. The Loop reported that it drew about 50,000 visitors over its 25 years of operation. KGET's report from September 2025 said the facility would close to the public at the end of that month. According to Tehachapi News, the closing came "much to the disappointment of many in the community."
Karapetian's company bought the golf course, now called Tehachapi Ranch Golf Club, in 2021. In the same Tehachapi News piece, he said he had wanted the lodge for years as lodging for golfers. When it came up for sale with the Woodward West campus attached, he saw a chance to eventually run all three as one operation. For now, only the campus is operating; the lodge and golf course are waiting on renovation and a rebuild. At the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting on Sept. 2, he described the combined property this way:
| Piece of the property | What's there | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|
| Action-sports campus | 16 acres, about 158,000 square feet of buildings, three large hangars, a café, a cafeteria, a bowling alley and 15 cabins with bunk space for up to 300 campers | Operating with tenants, youth programs, tournaments and corporate events |
| Historic lodge | A Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired building with 70 rooms, previously used mostly for staff housing | New HVAC and kitchen upgrades done inside; full renovation planned |
| Golf course | 167 acres | Inactive since 2017, per The Loop; rebuild planned |
Karapetian put the previous owners' improvements at more than $30 million, which he said makes reworking the site more realistic than building from scratch.
Why there won't be a day pass
The access rules follow from one number. Karapetian told the GTEDC that the property's high-risk youth activities carry annual insurance premiums of about $900,000. Because of that cost, The Loop reported, Crescent Ranch doesn't plan to sell general public day passes. Access will run through organized programs, tenants and special events.
That premium is also why the business has to run year-round. A fixed insurance bill of that size can't be covered by a camp that's open eight to 12 weeks a summer. In his earlier interview with Tehachapi News, Karapetian said a year-round destination with new disciplines, operated together with the golf course and lodge, was "the only way" he saw the project being economically viable.
The Loop also reported that Woodward's decline started in 2023, when the camp lost its gymnastics program, which made up about 60% of the business. The new plan tries to fill that gap. Karapetian has said skateboarding and BMX will stay central, and the property's unused multipurpose space could take on cheer, gymnastics, dance, wrestling and martial arts. His team is running feasibility studies to see which disciplines could support a continuous program.
How a local actually gets in
Because there's no day pass, a Stallion Springs household gets onto the property the same way an outside group does. Here are the access points Karapetian described in September:
- Youth programs and camps. The campus was already running youth programs. Karapetian told the GTEDC that the business would work with youth programs through schools and with nonprofits that want to keep kids active.
- Tournaments and special events. These are listed alongside youth programs as current uses of the campus. He told Tehachapi News in June that he wants the property to stay open to local events.
- Corporate events and retreats. He presented the property's remote, low-distraction setting as a draw for business gatherings and team-building.
- The Pool House. On the lodge grounds, this space has about 1,200 square feet indoors with a fireplace and a full kitchen, plus an outdoor pool, jacuzzi, sauna and outdoor event areas. Tehachapi News reported in early September that a remodel was underway and bookings were expected to open the following month.
For neighbors, the Pool House is the most familiar kind of space on the list. A room with a fireplace, a kitchen and a pool deck is what you'd book for a birthday, a club dinner or a small reunion. The Loop reported in September that an event space, spa and wellness center near the pool were expected to open in about a month. The project already holds a conditional-use permit and liquor licenses.
The schedule runs into 2028
Different parts of the property open on different schedules, and the outside visitors the plan is built around arrive along the way. Here's the order as reported:
- September 2026. The action-sports campus was operating with fractional tenancy, youth programs, tournaments and corporate events, and bookings were active.
- Fall 2026. The Pool House event space, spa and wellness center were scheduled to open about a month after the Sept. 2 presentation.
- Summer 2027. Groundbreaking is planned for the lodge and the golf course, with construction expected to take about a year.
- Spring 2028. The lodge and golf course are projected to open.
The 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles fall in that same window. Karapetian said the Brazilian judo team is already under contract. He also said there are talks with the Brazilian skateboarding team, with Tony Hawk and Shaun White about youth skateboarding and skiing programs, and with Willow Springs Raceway about lodging for racing teams after events at the track. According to Tehachapi News, he told the room, "The Olympics are not the finish line. They are the starting line."
The golf course depends on a 2035 water deadline
The lodge and the campus are going ahead regardless of the water question. Karapetian has said the golf course renovation depends on water rights, among other factors. Tehachapi Ranch Golf Club holds a priority-use contract with the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District for low-cost effluent water from the California Correctional Institution, and the contract expires in 2035. A rebuilt course would last about 30 years, so a 2028 opening would leave roughly seven years of guaranteed priority water.
Karapetian gave the GTEDC a cost comparison. Without priority access, he said, irrigation could cost about $1.2 million a year. With it, he put the cost near $60,000. The Loop quoted his summary of the gap:
"the difference between having a golf course and not having a golf course."
The water district has been careful in what it says. Tehachapi News reported that TCCWD General Manager Tom Neisler said no decision will be made until the contract comes up in 2035 and that any decision will come from the district's Board of Directors. Neisler also said that because the closed course has used so little of its water since it shut down, other customers who could have used that water have been at a disadvantage, and those customers may want a new arrangement when the contract comes up. Karapetian called the issue "the elephant in the room" and said Crescent Ranch will keep pressing the district for long-term priority rights.
The lodge, the Pool House and the campus follow a construction schedule. The 167-acre golf course also depends on a water-board decision about nine years away.
Where the next update is likely to come
Karapetian's September update was given at the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council, which meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 a.m. at the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Office, 48771 Valley Blvd., formerly known as Slice of Life. The next meeting on that schedule is Wednesday, Dec. 2. Any decision on the course's water contract will come from the TCCWD Board of Directors.
If you own near the old Horse Thief fairways or the lodge, or you're weighing a Stallion Springs property whose appeal depends partly on what happens at Crescent Ranch, it helps to talk with someone who follows these updates and knows how local water contracts affect a property's long-term value. Theresa Mann & Co can walk you through what has been reported and how it bears on your plans. Book a Consultation.
